Legal Opinion
Brenner v. Manson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 22, 1966No. 58PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fortas
This case presents two questions of importance to the administration of the patent laws: First, whether this Court has certiorari jurisdiction, upon petition of the Commissioner of Patents, to review decisions of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; and second, whether the practical utility of the compound produced by a chemical process is an essential element in establishing a prima facie case for the patentability of the process. The facts are as follows:
In December 1957, Howard Ringold and George Rosen-kranz applied for a patent on an allegedly novel process for making certain known…
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